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McIntosh & Tannoy

Description

Live-like, involving, as smooth as silk: what I was looking for to enjoy the kind of music I love (instrumental and vocal Jazz).

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- McIntosh MR-77
Vintage Tuner: the only choice.
- Electrocompaniet EMC-1UP
Vinyl-like. 24/192 version.
- Wilson Benesch Circle
Round like a Circle
- Wilson Benesch ACT-.5
Carbon look... and feel.
- Wilson Benesch Matrix
Her Carbon body is almost naked.
- Aqvox Phono 2CI MKII
Fully balanced (input & output) Phono stage.
- Transcriptor Hydraulic Reference
Clockwork-orange turntable.
- SME 3009 mkII
A Must for the Transcriptor Hydraulic
- Rega Elys2
The Blue-MM one.
- McIntosh C2200
The right match for the MC2102. 4 Mullard NOS 12AT7 and 4 Mullard NOS 12AX7.
- McIntosh MC-2102
KT88 a go-go in McIntosh style. 4 Mullard NOS 12AT7 and 4 Mullard NOS 12AX7.
- Tannoy Canterbury HE Prestige
15" Dual Concentric in Alcomax (Alnico).
- Audioquest Sky dbs72
Silver Magic. 2 pairs: between Pre and Final and between Phono and Pre.
- Nordost SPM Reference
Speed Pro Music. 1.5 M. RCA. Between CD Player and Pre.
- Nordost SPM Reference Bi-Wiring
Faster than a speeding bullet! 3 M. Bi-Wiring version with "banana" terminations.

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Nice system' I'm sure you enjoy it! My apologies for not paying attention to your text.

pbb January 27, 2008 12:35

The great Italian designers (Piva, Aulenti, Bellini, et al.) must really be touched by you calling this "Italian Style."!

pbb January 27, 2008 00:56